Week 11, lesson 5 Review Week: Sentences and Two-Syllable Words - Phonics Phase 3 - Lesson plan

In the final lesson of Week 11, students will consolidate their understanding of writing sentences and two-syllable words. The objective of the day is clear: to revisit and reinforce the skills needed to confidently break down and construct two-syllable words and craft sentences. The lesson begins with a 'Word Breaker' activity, where a word is spoken aloud, and the class is tasked with breaking it into individual sounds before saying the whole word together. This exercise is repeated with several words to ensure thorough practice.

Building on the previous lesson, students review the spelling of two-syllable words. The teacher writes a word on the whiteboard, inserting a slash to indicate the syllable break (e.g., 'car/park'). The class then sound-talks the first syllable, blends it, and finally blends both syllables together. Students are encouraged to participate by sound-talking words to spell on the board, with volunteers adding the syllable slash for words like 'silver' and 'toothbrush'. The lesson moves on to applying these skills, with children using mini whiteboards to write dictated sentences, such as "A chicken is on a chair." For those ready for more, extension activities are available, where they can create captions using images from previous lessons.